A WHO stress management course, Self-Help Plus, has been shown to be effective in preventing mental disorders among refugees.
The likelihood of those who took the course having a mental disorder 6 months later was half that of those in the control arm bit.ly/3tjCmUs
The likelihood of those who took the course having a mental disorder 6 months later was half that of those in the control arm bit.ly/3tjCmUs
The study, supported by the @EU_Commission, is the first randomized controlled trial to assess prevention of mental disorders among Syrian refugees experiencing psychological distress but without a diagnosis of a mental disorder bit.ly/3tjCmUs
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The results suggest that the WHO stress management course Self-Help Plus could be scaled up as a public health strategy to prevent mental disorders in large refugee populations exposed to adversity bit.ly/3tjCmUs
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Self-Helf Plus, a course for large groups of up to 30 people, is based on a form of cognitive behavioural therapy. It includes a pre-recorded audio course delivered by non-specialist trained facilitators & an illustrated self-help book adapted for the target group
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